‘No leaking here’: The Commission dismissed leaks of its eurozone reforms proposals, to be presented on Wednesday. A rather cheerful Schinas said of the reports in German and French media that “no one knows what they are talking about.” Der Spiegel said the Commission could soften its stance on public deficits while Libération reported that Brussels will propose stricter controls on national economies and public spending.

‘Stay tuned:’ Schinas advised reporters not to stray too far as Brexit talks reach crunch time with Theresa May having a working lunch with Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker. She will meet European Council President Donald Tusk later in the afternoon. The spokesman added that the purpose of the lunch was to “come as close as possible to what could be a deal,” but added that the final decision will be taken by EU leaders at the December European summit. Schinas would not “speculate” if the deadline for the Commission to advise that “sufficient progress” has been reached was this week’s meeting of the college of commissioners. He also wouldn’t say if Juncker will present the results of that meeting, which takes place on Wednesday. Check out POLITICO’s live blog on the May-Juncker meeting here.